New Cottages is in Ossett and in Wakefield district. WF5 8AR is located in the Ossett electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about New Cottages, Ossett, WF5 8AR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF5 8AP, WF5 8AS, WF5 8QJ, WF5 8QN, WF5 8QL, WF5 8AT, WF5 8JT, WF5 8AU, WF5 8AN.

New Cottages Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on New Cottages are based on 2 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wakefield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WF5 8AR

Average Price
£148,002
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£148,002
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Cottages

Average Price
£148,002
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New CottagesStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 New Cottages, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£85,0002019-06-27 £113,530
2 New Cottages, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£45,5002001-02-09 £182,474

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green, WF13 2SU 		4,462 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, WF5 8LB 		406 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, WF5 8BA 		425 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, WF5 9DG 		757 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, WF5 0BE 		1,022 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett WF5 0DQ 		1,125 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, WF5 0DG 		959 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		3,142 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, WF12 7DW 		3,176 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive, WF12 0HE 		3,287 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, WF2 8QF 		4,863 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Grange School
2 Milner Way, Ossett WF5 9JE 		1,083 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane, WF4 6BB 		2,433 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, WF5 9BS 		2,546 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedParadise Primary School
1 Bretton Street, WF12 9BB 		2,846 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedEvolve Academy
St. Georges Road, Lupset WF2 8BB 		3,218 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ossett War Memorial Community CentreProspect Road, Ossett142 yd
Cloud Nine Ossett LtdAshfield House, Illingworth Street194 yd
Newspring Church KitchenThe Newspring Centre, Illingworth Street208 yd
Bank Street Kitchen3 Dickinson House, Bank Street226 yd
Gracie's29 Bank Street, Ossett287 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Thorn Tree Pub & KitchenQueen Street, Ossett45 yd
Ossett Cricket And Athletic ClubDimplewells Road, Ossett128 yd
Ossett Brewery TapThe Tap Public House, 2 The Green167 yd
The George64 Bank Street, Ossett226 yd
Cock And Bottle7 Bank Street, Ossett287 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Top Chicken57 Bank Street, Ossett201 yd
Ossett Gyros47 Bank Street, Ossett201 yd
Saporito45 Bank Street, Ossett201 yd
Casey's Fish & Chips72 Bank Street, Ossett226 yd
MT Taiwanese Special Fried Chicken27 Station Road, Ossett264 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland28 Bank Street, Ossett307 yd
LidlKingsway, Ossett471 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Dimple Wells
Dimple Wells Lane 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches296 yd
Ossett Railway Club
STATION ROAD 		310 yd
The Gym (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Woburn House Woburn House Ventnor Way 		health and fitness suite347 yd
Southdale Fields
STATION ROAD 		grass pitches611 yd
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Ossett) (Closed)
Thornes House Thornes House Dale Street 		health and fitness suite641 yd
Ingfield
Prospect Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches644 yd
Ossett Academy And Sixth Form College
STORRS HILL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool912 yd
Church Street Recreation Ground
2 DALE HOUSE 2 DALE HOUSE DALE STREET 		grass pitches918 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is New Cottages Street dangerous?

In 2023, 572 crimes were reported near New Cottages . Only 17% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF5 8AR.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for New Cottages, Ossett, WF5 8AR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 572
Violence And Sexual Offences 165
Shoplifting 123
Anti Social Behaviour 99
Public Order 79
Criminal Damage And Arson 30
Other Theft 23
Vehicle Crime 18
Burglary 9
Robbery 8
Drugs 5
Theft From The Person 5
Other Crime 5
Bicycle Theft 2
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WF5 8AR.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area432 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall432 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near New Street388 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Intake Lane444 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bank Street273 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket476 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket476 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Supermarket476 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area432 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area432 yd
More Crime Statistics for New Cottages, Ossett, WF5 8AR

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WF5 8AR area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 35% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired76
Full-Time Employee71
Part-Time Employee22
Self-Employed18
Looking after home or family8
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Unemployed5
Student (economically inactive)5
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Manufacturing18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles14
Human health and social work activities14
Education12
Accommodation and food service activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Transport and storage8
Construction7
Financial and insurance activities7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Administrative and support service activities7
Other4
Information and communication4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female134
Male123

Partnership Status

Single60
Married: Opposite sex98
Married: Same sex2
Separated8
Divorced30
Widowed20

Health

Very good health122
Good health80
Fair health38
Bad health12
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications62
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 40
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Other Asian1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed Other3
White249
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom246
European Union11
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK246
10+ Years2
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom201
Lithuania2
Poland2
Other EU countries4
Central and South America1
No passport held47

Religion

No religion105
Christian140
Not answered14
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